Police chief killed by herders in West Darfur

31/07/2017 11:56 BEIDA

A police chief was shot dead and two policemen were wounded in an attack by herders on a police station in Beida in West Darfur on Saturday.
“The attack was a retaliation of the killing of a herder earlier that day,” a source from the area told Radio Dabanga.
He explained that the problems started when a herder released his livestock on a farm in the area of Tirbeiba in Beida locality.
“The farmer lodged a complaint at the police station of the Tirbeiba administrative unit, whereupon the police moved to the farm, and ordered the herder leave. After the herder refused, the dispute led to a gunfight in which the culprit was killed.”
The source said that a group of herders then launched an attack on the police station. “Police chief Daoud was shot dead and policemen Nimeiri and Zakaria were wounded.”

A police chief was shot dead and two policemen were wounded in an attack by herders on a police station in Beida in West Darfur on Saturday.

“The attack was a retaliation of the killing of a herder earlier that day,” a source from the area told Radio Dabanga.

He explained that the problems started when a herder released his livestock on a farm in the area of Tirbeiba in Beida locality.

“The farmer lodged a complaint at the police station of the Tirbeiba administrative unit, whereupon the police moved to the farm, and ordered the herder leave. After the herder refused, the dispute led to a gunfight in which the culprit was killed.”

The source said that a group of herders then launched an attack on the police station. “Police chief Daoud was shot dead and policemen Nimeiri and Zakaria were wounded.”